# Accident 19740116001039A: Piper J3C65, Cibolo, TX, January 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Cibolo, TX
- Airport: Kardys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 29.5761° N, 98.2470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kardys Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5761&lon=-98.2470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7442H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7442H-1991-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 40 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116001039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STDNT PLT STALLD ACFT,TURN TO DNWND.INSTR PLT ATMPTD RECOVRY.STDNT PLT 1 HR DUAL IN TYPE ACFT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG50), Jan 16, 1974: Piper J-3 (N7442H), Cibolo, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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